Jets ride Perfetti, Scheifele past Wild in Winnipeg
WINNIPEG (Interstat) — Cole Perfetti scored two goals, Mark Scheifele had a goal and two assists and the Winnipeg Jets beat the Minnesota Wild 5-2 on Tuesday night at Canada Life Centre. Stuart Skinner made 19 saves on 21 shots for Winnipeg. Kirill Kaprizov scored twice for Minnesota. Perfetti opened scoring 1:50 into the first period, and Kaprizov answered with two first-period goals. Scheifele also scored in the first, and Perfetti added a power-play goal late in the second. Kyle Connor and Cole Koepke scored in the third. Scheifele finished with three shots, while Perfetti had four shots and two penalty minutes. Neal Pionk recorded two assists, Connor had a goal and an assist, and Vladislav Namestnikov assisted on Koepke’s goal. Joel Eriksson Ek had three shots and two hits for Minnesota. Morgan Barron had two shots and two hits for Winnipeg. Attendance was 14,108. Winnipeg improved to 4-2, while Minnesota dropped to 4-3. The Wild next host St. Louis on Thursday, and the Jets visit Chicago on Thursday.